San Rafael (California)
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| Foundation : | February 18, 1874 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | California | ||
| County : | Marin County | ||
| Coordinates : | 37 ° 58 ′ N , 122 ° 32 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) | ||
| Residents : | 57,713 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 1,342.2 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 58.1 km 2 (approx. 22 mi 2 ) of which 43.0 km 2 (approx. 17 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 13 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 94901-94915 | ||
| Area code : | +1 415 | ||
| FIPS : | 06-68364 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1659589 | ||
| Website : | www.cityofsanrafael.org | ||
| Mayor : | Gary Phillips (since 2011) | ||
San Rafael is a city in Marin County in the US state of California , United States . It is the seat of the county seat of Marin County in the San Francisco Bay Area , about 25 kilometers (as the crow flies) north-northwest of San Francisco .
From San Rafael, the almost nine kilometers long Richmond – San Rafael Bridge leads east across San Francisco Bay to Richmond . Interstate 580 runs over the bridge . Interstate 101 runs through the city from north to south .
history
San Rafael was built on the site of the San Rafael Arcángel Mission , which was founded in 1817 by a Spanish priest.
In 1890, the Dominican College was founded in San Rafael , a Roman Catholic educational institution run by Dominican women and initially reserved for female students only. It is one of the oldest higher education institutions in California. Co-education was introduced in 1971, and in 2000 the college became the Dominican University of California .
sons and daughters of the town
- William Fechteler (1896–1967), Admiral and Chief of Naval Operations
- Harry Anselm Clinch (1908–2003), Bishop of Monterey in California
- Garniss Curtis (1919–2012), geologist
- George Duke (1946–2013), jazz pianist, arranger and producer
- Mario Cipollina (* 1954), bassist and founding member of the band Huey Lewis & the News
- Christian Marclay (* 1955), artist and composer
- Terry Notary (* 1968), actor and stuntman
- Alexandra Surer (* 1969), actress
- Olivia Rose Keegan (* 1999), actress and singer
Web links
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- ↑ City website - Mayor , accessed January 16, 2017
